‘Izzy Kalman’ Archives
Ten Principles for Moral Discipline: Introduction
We'll never raise moral children by disciplining them immorally By Izzy Kalman The world is on a massive crusade to get rid of bullying in school, and this crusade is failing. Physical attacks in general are down because it is relatively easy for schools to target such overt aggressive behavior. However, less overt forms of bullying, such as [...]
The First Step to Ending the Bullying Crisis
BY IZZY KALMAN An Open Letter to Social Scientists Regarding: The First Step to Ending the Bullying Crisis My Dear Fellow Social Scientists: We are dedicated to the alleviation of human suffering and cherish scientific integrity as the essential means for achieving it. The modern world is experiencing a crisis over bullying. Despite [...]
The Speech President Obama Should Make About Bullying
BY IZZY KALMAN This is what the President should tell us about bullying. Our President is facing a barrage of pressure to make our society, and especially our schools, free from bullying. Major anti-bullying organizations have been disseminating a petition to Obama urging him to make the bullying stop. Lady Gaga has met with the White [...]
What the Wizard of Oz Can Teach Us About Bullying
By Izzy Kalman When I was growing up, NBC made a tradition of of broadcasting The Wizard of Oz several times a year during the holiday season, helping to make it the most frequently watched movie in history. Who among us hasn't watched The Wizard of Oz countless times? What parents haven't eagerly provided this classic movie for their [...]
Anti-Bullying Laws Punish the Taxpayer
You and I pay for counterproductive anti-bullying laws By Izzy Kalman If you are like most people in the modern world, you have been in favor of strong anti-bullying laws. Everyone seems to be in love with these laws and want to see them made as tough as possible. Our psychological organizations have been informing us that we need to use [...]
Time to Question the War Against Bullies
By Israel “Izzy” Kalman, MS New Jersey began the school year proudly proclaiming the enactment of the toughest anti-bullying law of any state in the nation, making schools legally responsible for the behavior of their students toward one another. The U.S. Department of Education previously declared the failure of the nation's anti-bullying [...]
Proposal for a Moral School Bullying Policy
By Israel C. Kalman, MS, Nationally Certified School Psychologist; Director, Bullies to Buddies, Inc. Proposal for a Rational, Moral School Bullying Policy Based on The Golden Rule Students, Parents, Staff and Community at Large: School anti-bullying laws require us to develop an anti-bullying policy. We are hereby presenting our [...]
Norway Massacre: What It Reveals About the Olweus Bullying Program
Is Norwegian compassion the secret to Olweus' positive research results? By Izzy Kalman On Friday, July 22, the most horrific non-wartime shooting spree in history was committed in the peace-loving country of Norway. Following his bombing of a government building in Oslo, killing eight people, Anders Breivik, on a crazed mission to get his [...]
The True Meaning of the Golden Rule: Love Your Bullies
By Izzy Kalman The Golden Rule: It's the ultimate, all-encompassing rule of morality, promoted by every religion and ethical system. Today, many anti-bullying organizations are touting the Golden Rule as the solution to bullying. However, as I will be explaining, very few people actually understand what it comes to teach us. While the term [...]
On Freedom of Speech and Incitement to Violence
By Izzy Kalman I’m sure many of my readers wonder why I deal with political matters in a newsletter that is seemingly about psychological matters. The truth is that the separation between psychology and politics is an artificial one. All political actions are psychological actions because they involve human behavior. And while [...]
About Bullies, Bullying and Coping
An Interview with Izzy Kalman By Michael F. Shaughnessy, EducationNews.org I'm not interested in bullies and bullying and neither should anyone else be. 1. First of all, what got you interested in bullies and bullying? I'm not interested in bullies and bullying and neither should anyone else be. Society's current obsession with [...]
